Laurel Lee

Republican Representative of Florida's 15th district

  • Representative

    Florida, district 15

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

March 26, 1974 (50 years old)

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  • Served as a U.S. Representative since 2023
  • Was a judge on Florida’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit from 2013 to 2019
  • Served as the 30th Secretary of State of Florida from 2019 to 2022
  • Began her legal career as an attorney in 2003, later becoming an assistant public defender and then an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida
  • Appointed to the judgeship by then-Governor Rick Scott
  • Appointed Florida Secretary of State by Governor Ron DeSantis, replacing Mike Ertel
  • Made efforts to purge felons from voter rolls due to outstanding court debts before the 2020 election
  • Made a criminal referral regarding potentially fraudulent signatures on a petition for a constitutional amendment related to casino gambling
  • Resigned as Secretary of State seven months before the 2022 election without providing a reason, then announced candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Won the general election for the U.S. House of Representatives by a wide margin
  • Holds committee assignments in the 118th Congress including the Committee on Homeland Security, Committee on House Administration (Chair of the Subcommittee on Elections), and Committee on the Judiciary
  • Married to Tom Lee, a former member of the Florida Senate, with whom she has three children
  • Lives in Brandon, Florida, and is Protestant